Linkages Between the Psychosocial Stages of Identity and Intimacy and the Ego Strengths of Fidelity and Love

Identity ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol A. Markstrom ◽  
Heather M. Kalmanir
2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-76
Author(s):  
Marsha Lesley

OBJECTIVE: To raise awareness of the potential for moral injury in nurses working on the frontlines of COVID-19 patient care and to present aspects of mental functioning that may increase the likelihood of psychological distress. Approaches that draw on psychoanalytic thinking to support frontline nurses’ mental health are explained. METHOD: This article draws on recent work that is available from multiple sources, including published journal articles on moral injury, recent reports from news services highlighting the crisis state of the pandemic and effects on nurses, established literature on the structural model of the mind, and recent webinars and online lectures addressing mental health crisis interventions. The author draws on expertise from years of training in the Adult Psychoanalytic Training Program at the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute and graduation as an academic analyst. RESULTS: How nurses navigate moral hazards inherent in the current state of frontline health care may depend on their existing ego strengths and levels of self-blame and guilt from a harsh superego. CONCLUSIONS: Mental health professionals need to be aware of the mental minefields that frontline nurses must navigate when providing care that, due to circumstances beyond their control, may be morally ambiguous. Educating nurses about the meaning of their own emotional and psychic responses amid the realities in the field may help to decrease the damaging effects of moral injury.


Author(s):  
Selempo Alann; Micah Chepchieng; Stephen Mbugua Ngari

The study describes the psychosocial developmental factors associated with the teenage Maasai of Transmara in Kenya. The study was ex-post facto in approach and utilised a descriptive survey research design. This research was carried out among the three clans of the Maasai people living in Trans Mara in Narok County, namely; the Ilmoitanik, Isiria and Ilwuasinkishu. The population was 176,360. The sample was drawn from the Rrampau, Iseuri and Ilnyankusi age sets. The accessible population constituted of 919 respondents that comprised 455 males and 464 females. The sample was selected through stratified technique sampling by age sets, and by gender. The sample that was drawn from the above accessible population was 260 respondents whose distribution was 160 females and 100 males. The instrument for data collection was Focused Group Discussions that yielded valuable information from the targeted participants. The statistical analysis was done using the latest Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.0 for windows. The study found that there exist some distinct developmental stages that have a lot of comparisons with Erik Erikson's psychosocial stages whose combination will help in the formation of future generations and make psychological interventions more productive. The research found out that there are a lot of similarities between the two approaches in terms of structures that is, timing, qualities of the facilitators, content and evaluation procedures. The study recommends minimising the influence of the psychosocial environment that hinders proper development from ensuring the continuity of the Maasai developmental stages.


2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (01) ◽  
pp. 11-20
Author(s):  
Diana Putri Arini

Abstract :  Erik Erikson, a neo-psychoanalyst, developed the psychosocial stages of humans that became the reference for human development. One of the psychosocial stages is early adulthood which has the task of forming intimacy. Erikson does not explain the transition from adolescence to young adulthood which is full of conflicts between self-expectations and the demands of the times. Erikson's theory was further developed by Arnett (2000) because there were changes in the times which resulted in the task demands in young adulthood changing. Arnett proposed a new developmental stage, namely emerging adulthood, an extended adolescent transitional phase, ranging from 18-29 years of age.Arnett's theory is further expanded by Robbins and Wilner (2001) to find the phenomenon of quarter life crisis, a phenomenon of anxiety about the future by 20-year-old adolescents who form independence both financially and in romantic relationships. This article contains a review of the views of adulthood that emerged in the 20th century and the life of the quarter-life crisis that is currently being discussed. The research method used is literacy studies by looking for the last 10 years of research on emerging adulthood. The results of the literacy study report that changes in social norms and technological advances have changed the structure of society so as to produce a new stage, namely emerging adulthood. Emerging adulthood has various crisis conditions that occur when individuals complete their education.   Keywords:    Psychosocial Stage, Quarter Life Crisis, Emerging Adulthood     Abstrak :Erik Erikson, seorang neo-psikoanalis, mengembangkan tahap psikososial manusia yang menjadi acuan bagi perkembangan manusia. Salah satu tahapan psikososial adalah masa dewasa awal yang memiliki tugas membentuk keintiman. Erikson tidak menjelaskan transisi masa remaja ke masa dewasa muda yang penuh dengan konflik antara ekspektasi diri dan tuntutan zaman. Teori Erikson dikembangkan lagi oleh Arnett (2000) karena ada perubahan zaman yang mengakibatkan tugas tuntutan di masa dewasa muda berubah. Arnett mengajukan tahapan perkembangan baru yaitu emerging adulthood, fase transisi remaja yang diperpanjang, berkisar antara usia 18-29 tahun.  Teori Arnett diperluas lagi oleh Robbins dan Wilner (2001) menemukan fenomena quarter life crisis, fenomena kecemasan tentang masa depan oleh remaja berusia 20 tahun yang membentuk kemandirian baik secara finansial maupun dalam hubungan romantis. Artikel ini berisi menijau kembali pandangan masa dewasa yang muncul abad 20 serta kehidupan krisis seperempat kehidupan yang sedang marak diperbincangkan. Metode penelitian yang dilakukan menggunakan kajian literasi dengan mencari penelitian 10 tahun terakhir mengenai emerging adulthood. Hasil kajian literasi melaporkan perubahan norma sosial dan kemajuan teknologi telah mengubah struktur masyarakat sehingga menghasilkan satu tahapan baru yaitu emerging adulthood. Masa emerging adulthood memiliki berbagai kondisi krisis terjadi ketika individu menyelesaikan pendidikannya.   Kata Kunci : Tahapan Psikososial, Krisis Kehidupanm  Masa Dewasa


The Family ◽  
1941 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 148-153
Author(s):  
Elizabeth S. McCormick

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